The Copyright Act 1956 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received its royal assent on 5 November 1956. The Copyright Act 1956 expanded copyright law in the UK and was passed in order to bring copyright law of the United Kingdom in line with international copyright law and technological developments. The entire act was repealed by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. See also Statute of Anne Copyright Act 1842 Copyright Act 1911 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Copyright law of the United Kingdom Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works References External links United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1956 1956 in law United Kingdom copyright law Copyright legislation